[Artemis remembers that, of course. She remembers everything he said on the beach because so much of it was exactly what she needed to hear. She laughs bitterly.]
... I almost told you. I thought maybe you'd get it.
The fight goes out of Artemis and she bows her head.]
... She's been threatening to tell the team. I thought if I could just--
[What? Shut her up? Take her out? Just get a few minutes alone with the sister she hadn't seen in years and ask her how she could work with Sportsmaster after she'd abandoned Artemis because she couldn't stand to live in the same apartment with him?
Artemis hadn't had a real plan and that was the worst of it. She didn't know what she was going to do when she found Cheshire, she just knew she couldn't let the rest of the team get to her first.
Somewhere in the murky misery and panic there is, however, a sense of relief, of lightness. There was no one she could talk to about this, not Black Canary, not Ollie, and definitely not her mom. But Robin already knows.]
[She really wishes she could just throw up or something now and stop all these words that are coming out of her mouth, but it's like now that the dam has broken she can't hold anything back.]
My mom kicked him out, he's not supposed to... but he was there in my room.
Because I know you, Artemis. You've proven over and over that you're loyal to the team. And this, this thing with your family — it matters, it's part of you, but it doesn't define you.
That, and I'd know if you were going to double-cross us. You're kind of a terrible liar.
[No, seriously, lucky her. Lucky that the only person to find out her secret is also able to keep secrets. Lucky that he's willing to trust her anyway.]
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... I almost told you. I thought maybe you'd get it.
[And... maybe he kind of does?]
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The fight goes out of Artemis and she bows her head.]
... She's been threatening to tell the team. I thought if I could just--
[What? Shut her up? Take her out? Just get a few minutes alone with the sister she hadn't seen in years and ask her how she could work with Sportsmaster after she'd abandoned Artemis because she couldn't stand to live in the same apartment with him?
Artemis hadn't had a real plan and that was the worst of it. She didn't know what she was going to do when she found Cheshire, she just knew she couldn't let the rest of the team get to her first.
Somewhere in the murky misery and panic there is, however, a sense of relief, of lightness. There was no one she could talk to about this, not Black Canary, not Ollie, and definitely not her mom. But Robin already knows.]
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You don't owe me an explanation. I just thought... if you knew there was one person you didn't have to hide it from...
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[She really wishes she could just throw up or something now and stop all these words that are coming out of her mouth, but it's like now that the dam has broken she can't hold anything back.]
My mom kicked him out, he's not supposed to... but he was there in my room.
[She looks up at Robin.]
He wants me to work with him.
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Yeah, right. Did he think that would work?
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I don't know... maybe.
[He's still her dad. She hates him and hates the person he wants her to be even more, but he is still her dad.
He's made her do things she didn't want to do before.]
Probably he was just trying to mess with my head. He does that.
[If so, then mission fucking accomplished.]
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She rubs her face with her hands.]
Ugh... How are you so okay with it? If the rest of the team knew how much I've lied to them...
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That, and I'd know if you were going to double-cross us. You're kind of a terrible liar.
[ ... He sips his tea. ]
This is good.
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Oh, yeah.
She shoots him an accusing look.]
You totally knew I didn't have a cousin in a spelling bee.
[Well, this is just embarrassing.]
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... I hate you.
[No she doesn't.]
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[No, seriously, lucky her. Lucky that the only person to find out her secret is also able to keep secrets. Lucky that he's willing to trust her anyway.]
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It was kind of a near thing.
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[ His smile softens. ]
Thanks for hearing me out.